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Old 05-09-2008, 12:31 AM
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I always looked forward to running Panoz Open Track at Road Atlanta. Since they sold the business to Skip Barber, it sucks that they may not do that any more! Any other ideas for open events at road racing tracks around the South?
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Old 05-09-2008, 07:32 AM
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Here's one option:

NASA Southeast

Here's CoCo's list of all the events on the east coast:

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Old 05-09-2008, 08:28 AM
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Chin may let you run without a roll bar in your convertible - they have Road Atlanta days now.
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Old 05-09-2008, 08:37 AM
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Chin may let you run without a roll bar in your convertible - they have Road Atlanta days now.
Panoz required a roll bar, so I am good to go.
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Old 05-09-2008, 08:43 AM
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Here's one option:

NASA Southeast
Thanks, I had forgot about the NASA HPDE events.
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I'm doing the Chin event on June 2nd there. BMWCCA has Barber the last weekend of this month, I will also be there.
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Old 05-09-2008, 09:40 AM
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Panoz required a roll bar, so I am good to go.


NASA-SE has opened August registration I believe...
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NASA-SE has opened August registration I believe...
And if you want to get in before it's sold out, you better hurry and sign up. That thing fills up quicker than an Air Force officer at the chow hall.
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Also, check the BMW club's rules, If I remember correctly some of them do not let convertibles run at all - roll bar or not.
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And if you want to get in before it's sold out, you better hurry and sign up. That thing fills up quicker than an Air Force officer at the chow hall.
I just registered...I am Good-to-Go!!!
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Old 05-09-2008, 03:09 PM
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Originally Posted by MazdaRob
Also, check the BMW club's rules, If I remember correctly some of them do not let convertibles run at all - roll bar or not.
Wow...that stinks. So BMW clubs eliminate their own sports cars...Z3, Z4, & Z8?
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And if you want to get in before it's sold out, you better hurry and sign up. That thing fills up quicker than an Air Force officer at the chow hall.
I signed up yesterday. I will be running in HPDE 2. Looking forward to meeting some of you guys.
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Originally Posted by Sully C5
Wow...that stinks. So BMW clubs eliminate their own sports cars...Z3, Z4, & Z8?
The only Z8 I have seen on track was at a Chin event
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Originally Posted by varkwso


NASA-SE has opened August registration I believe...
Registered.

Anyone signed up for 3rd Annual Firecracker Run at CMP in July?
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Even though I'm just 18 miles away, I'm not sure I'm going to do the August event with NASA. It's just too popular a track and sessions were down to (3) 20-25 minute runs a day. Who knows, I'm sure I'll change my mind once track jitters kick in from in-activity...
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Registered.

Anyone signed up for 3rd Annual Firecracker Run at CMP in July?

I'll be there.
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Originally Posted by Z06Fix
I signed up yesterday. I will be running in HPDE 2. Looking forward to meeting some of you guys.
If you get a chance holler at me, my car is in my signature. I grew up in the Knoxville area so we can reminiscence.
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If you get a chance holler at me, my car is in my signature. I grew up in the Knoxville area so we can reminiscence.
Will Do! And look for my car.

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Since they sold the business to Skip Barber, it sucks that they may not do that any more!
Yes, it does.
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Skip Barber would rather do $1000 per person events instead of $300. I get their friggin e-mails all the time. A ONE DAY beginners driving school is $999. I guess there's a niche for that.
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